Usage examples of "palo alto" in Spanish with translation to English

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Había una bandera en lo más alto del palo. There was a flag at the top of the pole.
No ser alto no es una desventaja seria en la vida. Not being tall is not a serious disadvantage in life.
Revolvé la pintura con un palo. Stir the paint with a stick.
El monte Everest es el pico más alto del mundo. Mount Everest is the world's highest peak.
De tal palo, tal astilla. Like father, like son.
Es alto y guapo. He is tall and handsome.
Mira aquel palo en la plaza. Look at that pole in the square.
El precio de esta cámara es muy alto. The price of this camera is very high.
Até un palo a la planta para enderezarla. I tied a stick to the plant to straighten it.
Él pagó un precio demasiado alto por el éxito. He paid too high a price for success.
Lo apaleó hasta la muerte con un palo de golf. She beat him to death with a golf club.
Él era muy alto y delgado, con brazos y piernas largos. He was very tall and slim, with long arms and legs.
El perro olfateó el palo. The dog sniffed the stick.
Es un hombre alto y corpulento. He is a tall and strongly built man.
Le pegó al perro con un palo. He beat the dog with a stick.
Tom es tan alto como cualquier niño en su clase. Tom is as tall as any boy in our class.
En casa de herrero, cuchillo de palo. The cobbler's children go barefoot.
Eres el más alto de todos nosotros. You are the tallest of us all.
Él es un cara de palo. He's such a shameless jerk.
Su hermano es aun más alto. His brother is still taller.
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